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Market share tussle in paints enters next level; margin pressure to stay

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India's paint industry is shifting gears. With capex spending cooling, the battle for distribution, brand recall, and customer trust is intensifying. Established players and new... Read More


Margins shrink as paint firms splurge on brand wars and visibility

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India's paint industry is shifting gears. With capex spending cooling, the battle for distribution, brand recall, and customer trust is intensifying. Established players and new... Read More


Execution woes cloud Thermax; investors await margin turnaround

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Thermax Ltd recently invested Rs.115 crore in its wholly owned renewable energy arm, First Energy Private Ltd (FEPL), which helps customers transition to green energy and offers... Read More


Monsoon mayhem: Is it time to worry about food inflation?

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- When it rains, it pours - and this year's monsoon in India is proving exactly that. Northwest India has seen excessive rainfall, causing severe floods in Punjab, Haryana, and Hi... Read More


Realty launches to improve, but pricier homes may dampen demand

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- The pace of new residential project launches is poised to improve, especially in the second half of FY26 (H2FY26), as approval delays ease. So far in the September quarter (Q2FY2... Read More


A September to remember? Fed, ECB meets may trigger next leg of rate cuts in Asia

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Major global central banks are set to meet through September, with markets watching closely for fresh policy signals. Amid tariff-driven economic uncertainty, fears of slowing gr... Read More


A September to remember? Fed, ECB meets may trigger next leg of interest rate cuts in Asia

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Major global central banks are set to meet through September, with markets watching closely for fresh policy signals. Amid tariff-driven economic uncertainty, fears of slowing gr... Read More


Don't get swayed by the solid August manufacturing PMI

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Amid the US tariff-led gloom, robust business momentum in India's manufacturing sector, captured by the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), can seem comforting. The seasonally adj... Read More


Tariffs leave Indian textile firms hanging by a thread, forcing pivot beyond US

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The spectre of steep US tariffs hammered has Indian textile stocks over the past month. Until 26 August, shares of Trident Ltd, Arvind Ltd, Welspun Living Ltd, and Indo Count Ind... Read More


Why cement companies need a concrete pricing fix more than just a GST cut

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Shares of Indian cement companies had rallied on expectations that a potential cut in the goods and services tax rate to 18% from 28% would push demand higher and thereby, prices... Read More